“For by works of the law no human being will be justified in His sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.”
Romans 3:20
I think most everyone knows God’s laws by now. Sure there are some dicey areas, mostly
surrounding shellfish. But for the most
part, even the most avowed agnostic knows God abhors murder, adultery,
stealing, lying, etc.
But if the law leads us to aknowledge our sin, we’re only halfway there. Relationship with Christ is the only thing that can lead us to true repentance. If you ever have that experience wherein you accept the full weight of how much you are loved and how much God sacrificed for you through Jesus, all your past, present and future sin will tear you to shreds.
That encounter won’t make you sinless. It will just make you blameless. And I assure you, you won’t feel like you are getting away with something. You will however spend the rest of your life in awe that God knew exactly how much it would cost to forgive you and chose to pay it anyway.
But if the law leads us to aknowledge our sin, we’re only halfway there. Relationship with Christ is the only thing that can lead us to true repentance. If you ever have that experience wherein you accept the full weight of how much you are loved and how much God sacrificed for you through Jesus, all your past, present and future sin will tear you to shreds.
That encounter won’t make you sinless. It will just make you blameless. And I assure you, you won’t feel like you are getting away with something. You will however spend the rest of your life in awe that God knew exactly how much it would cost to forgive you and chose to pay it anyway.
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